BRIDGEWATER, Mass. -- The nationally ranked Johnson & Wales University wrestling team posted a 43-11 victory over Bridgewater State University on Saturday at the John. J. Kelly Gymnasium in Bridgewater.

 

The Wildcats (17-3) entered the match ranked fifth in all of Division III in the most recent Open Mat NCAA Division III Dual Meet Poll. Johnson & Wales captured eight of the ten weight classes including three pins and three technical falls.

 

Senior Wilson Gomes (Fogo, Cape Verde) got the Bears on the board with a 17-0 (3:52) technical fall victory over Christian Rivas at 133 as he improved to 18-4 on the season. The win marked the 70t of Gomes' career as he tied Doug Currier, Ricky Caruso and BSU Hall of Famer Gary Kruskall for 16th place on the Bears' all-time wins list.

 

Senior 184-pounder Edwin Morales (Philadelphia, Pa.) pinned Ky'Ell Roper in just 54 seconds. Morales improves to 3-0 on the season with his third straight win by fall. The two-time NCAA qualifier is also 52-10 in three season in a BSU uniform with 16 pins.

 

The Bears (0-4) off until Sunday, January 22nd when they travel to Springfield College for the New England Wrestling Association (NEWA) Dual Meet Tournament. The tournament is slated to get underway at 9:30 AM.